Kanji1 / 12
軽 kanji
lightly, trifling, unimportant
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
On readings
ケイキョウキン
Kun readings
かるいかろやかかろんじる
Variant forms
輕Words with 軽
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —軽動詞light verb
- —軽印刷simple printing (e.g. Risograph, mimeograph printing); quick printing; mimeography
- —軽作業light work; light-duty work
- —軽歩兵light infantry
- —軽バンkei van
- —軽量紙lightweight paper
- —軽飲食snack; light meal and drink
- —軽火器light weapon; light firearm
- —軽食店snack bar; restaurant serving light meals
- —軽機関銃light machine gun
- —軽挙妄動rash and blind act
- —軽佻浮薄frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
- —軽妙洒脱witty; smart and polished
- —軽便鉄道narrow-gauge railway; light railway
- —軽薄短小small, light and thin (of consumer products, esp. electronics)
- —軽爆撃機light bomber
- —軽犯罪法Minor Offenses Act
- —軽竜騏兵(Royal) light cavalry
- —短慮軽率impulsive and imprudent; rash and unthinking
- —簡易軽便simple, easy, and convenient